Value Special motion-from adposition

Language:
Berbice Dutch
Parameter:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’
References
Kouwenberg 1994: 196-198

Examples

  1. o wa sukwa fi kum, paka di tok fan di warianga
    o
    3sg
    wa
    pst
    suku-a
    want-ipfv
    fi
    for
    kumu
    come
    paka
    come.out
    di
    the
    toko
    child
    fan
    from
    di
    the
    wari
    house
    anga
    loc
    He wanted to come [and] turn the boy out of the house.

    See Kouwenberg 1994: 208

  2. nuntɛ ʃi sel fan di man
    nunu-tɛ
    pull-pfv
    ʃi
    3sg.poss
    selfu
    self
    fan
    from
    di
    the
    man
    man
    [She] pulled herself away from the man.

    See Kouwenberg 1994: 594

  3. en kanti lefu sautu mingi anga ka
    eni
    3pl
    kanti
    cannot
    lefu
    live
    sautu
    salt
    mingi
    water
    anga
    loc
    ka
    neg
    They cannot live in salt water.

    See Kouwenberg 1994: 207